Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Rip Engle vs Don Faurot
Rip Engle: 80th pct vs Don Faurot: 80th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Rip EngleDon Faurot
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Don Faurot
Don Faurot: 94th pct vs Rip Engle: 80th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Don Faurot
Don Faurot: 36th pct vs Rip Engle: 28th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Don Faurot vs Rip Engle
Don Faurot: 0 titles vs Rip Engle: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Don Faurot vs Rip Engle
Don Faurot: 22 seasons vs Rip Engle: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Rip Engle
Rip Engle: 65.4% vs Don Faurot: 57.0%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rip Engle
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Don Faurot
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Rip EngleDon Faurot
EliteStrongAverageLean
Rip Engle: 1950 Penn StateDon Faurot: 1943 Iowa Pre-FlightDon Faurot: 1946 Missouri
1935Actual season year • SRS range -9.9 to 26.71965
Active comparison point
Rip Engle • 1960
1960 Penn State
Best season7-3 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
70.0%
YoY SRS
+4.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#16
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Don Faurot
Nearest year 1956 • Missouri
4-5-1 • SRS 4.4 • SP Overall —
Rip Engle holds a 13.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Engle | |||||
| Brown | 1944-1949 | 6 | 28-20-4 | -3.4 | 5.5 |
| Penn State | 1950-1965 | 16 | 104-48-4 | 9.7 | 17.7 |
| Don Faurot | |||||
| Missouri | 1935-1956 | 19 | 100-80-10 | 4.7 | 16.3Longest stop |
| Iowa Pre-Flight | 1943-1943 | 1 | 9-1 | 26.7Best quality | 26.7Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Rip Engle
132-68-8 • 65.4% • 22 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Penn State 1960
SRS 17.7
Worst Season
Brown 1946
SRS -9.9
Biggest Improvement
Penn State 1956
14.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Don Faurot
109-81-10 • 57.0% • 20 seasons • 0 titles
26.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Iowa Pre-Flight 1943
SRS 26.7
Worst Season
Missouri 1951
SRS -7.1
Biggest Improvement
Iowa Pre-Flight 1943
17.7 SRS